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Anderson University South Carolina was awarded 9 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Anderson University South Carolina is ranked #936 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Anderson University South Carolina is also ranked #9 out of 45 schools in South Carolina.
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Anderson University South Carolina has an acceptance rate of 45%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Anderson University South Carolina.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Anderson University South Carolina is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Anderson University South Carolina is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Anderson University South Carolina has a freshmen retention rate of 81%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Anderson University South Carolina the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,083 undergraduates at Anderson University South Carolina with 2,673 being full-time and 410 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,034 | $19,758 | $18,813 | $22,725 | $23,476 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Anderson University South Carolina, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Anderson University South Carolina, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,399 a year. That adds up to $29,596 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Anderson University South Carolina are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621-4035 |
| Phone: | 864-231-2000 |
| Website: | www.andersonuniversity.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 184 | $49,754 |
| General Education | 77 | NA |
| Nursing | 77 | $73,882 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 68 | $40,385 |
| Instructional Media Design | 62 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 48 | $27,340 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 39 | $40,445 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 37 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 32 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 31 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,360 students took at least one online class at Anderson University South Carolina. This is a decrease from the 2,459 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,360 | 872 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,459 | 787 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,301 | 831 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,577 | 541 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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